Joy Hawkins
GOSA Executive Director

Joy Hawkins earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Georgia State University and a Juris Doctorate Degree from Georgia State College of Law. She began her career in state government in the Senate Research Office where she served as director for five years. She worked under Governor Sonny Perdue’s administration as a Policy Analyst and Deputy Chief Operating Officer. Most recently she has led a literacy movement, serving as director of Literacy For All for the past two years. Joy is a native of Georgia and has two grown children; one is Governor Brian Kemp’s Executive Operations Officer and the other is a junior at UGA. She resides in Sandy Springs with her other children, three dogs and a cat.